Moving and Copying
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Moving and Copying

To copy a file or subfolder between folders you can:

Moving a file or subfolder between folders can be done in the same way as copying, except that you choose the Cut option or Ctrl+X instead of Copy. The item that you have Cut will be removed from the original folder when you do the Paste into the new folder.

You can also copy or move selected item(s) to another folder by using Edit->Copy Files (F7) or Edit->Move Files (F8), or by selecting Copy To or Move To from the drop down menu you get when you right click on an file or folder name in the File Manager window.

Note

You may not be able to copy or move a file or folder if you don't have the necessary permissions. See the section on Super User Mode for further details.

Using Drag 'n Drop

Konqueror also supports Drag and Drop copying and moving of files and folders.

You can do this by having two instances of Konqueror, one showing the folder you want to copy from, the other showing the target folder. Position the mouse pointer over the item you wish to copy or move, then, holding the left mouse button pressed, “drag” it to a clear space in the target folder. Release the button and you will be presented with a menu choice of Copy or Move. Take care to “drop” the item into an empty area of the target folder view - dropping it on top of another file name or icon can cause problems.

You can also set up Konqueror to show more than one folder within its window and drag & drop between them.


Split Views for Drag & Drop

This screenshot illustrates the use of the Menubar Window->Split View Left/Right option, also available with the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+L, to split the main Konqueror window into two views, each showing the contents of a different folder.

To be able to show different folders in each view they should not be linked; the little boxes at the bottom right of each view should be empty.

The “active” view, that is the one whose path is shown in the Location Toolbar and which responds to navigation and Menubar commands, is shown by the little green light in the bottom left corner. To make a view active, left click on an empty area of the view or on its Status Bar.

To remove an active view from Konqueror's window use the Ctrl+Shift+R shortcut, or the Menubar Window->Remove Active View option, or right mouse button click on the Status Bar and choose the Remove Active View option from the resulting menu.

If you use Konqueror tabs, you can drag and drop between tabs by dragging the file to the tab label, without letting go yet. The destination tab will pop to the front, allowing you to continue dragging and then drop the file.

Duplicate File Names

If you try to paste a file into a folder that already contains a file with the same name, Konqueror will pop up a dialog box warning you that the file already exists. You can then choose to:

  • Overwrite the old file with the newly copied one. The Overwrite All button can be used if you have copied multiple items.

  • Cancel the paste operation by pressing the Skip or Skip All button.

  • Give the file that is being copied a different name. You can do this by typing a new name into the text entry box or get Konqueror to Propose one. When you have done this press the Rename button.

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